root at antonio:~# zpool create -f test /dev/dsk/c3d0p9 cannot open '/dev/dsk/c3d0p9': No such file or directory
Jan Hlodan escribi?: > Antonio wrote: >> I can mount those partitions well using ext2fs, so I assume I won't >> need to run gparted at all. >> >> This is what prtpart says about my stuff. >> >> Kind regards, >> Antonio >> >> root at antonio:~# prtpart /dev/rdsk/c3d0p0 -ldevs >> >> Fdisk information for device /dev/rdsk/c3d0p0 >> >> ** NOTE ** >> /dev/dsk/c3d0p0 - Physical device referring to entire physical disk >> /dev/dsk/c3d0p1 - p4 - Physical devices referring to the 4 primary >> partitions >> /dev/dsk/c3d0p5 ... - Virtual devices referring to logical partitions >> >> Virtual device names can be used to access EXT2 and NTFS on logical >> partitions >> >> /dev/dsk/c3d0p1 Solaris x86 >> /dev/dsk/c3d0p2 Solaris x86 >> /dev/dsk/c3d0p3 Solaris x86 >> /dev/dsk/c3d0p4 DOS Extended >> /dev/dsk/c3d0p5 Linux native >> /dev/dsk/c3d0p6 Linux native >> /dev/dsk/c3d0p7 Linux native >> /dev/dsk/c3d0p8 Linux native >> /dev/dsk/c3d0p9 Linux swap >> /dev/dsk/c3d0p10 Solaris x86 >> > Hi Antonio, > > and what does 'zpool create' command say? > $ pfexec zpool create test /dev/dsk/c3d0p5 > or > $ pfexec zpool create -f test /dev/dsk/c3d0p5 > > Regards, > > jh > >> >> >> Jan Hlodan escribi?: >>> Hi Antonio, >>> >>> did you try to recreate this partition e.g. with Gparted? >>> Maybe is something wrong with this partition. >>> Can you also post what "prtpart "disk ID" -ldevs" says? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Jan Hlodan >>> >>> Antonio wrote: >>>> Hi Jan, >>>> >>>> I tried out what you say long ago, but zfs fails on pool creation. >>>> >>>> This is, when I issue the zpool create trunk /dev/dsk/c9d0p3 the >>>> command fails saying that there's no such file or directory. And the >>>> disk is correct!! >>>> >>>> What I think is that /dev/dsk/c9d0p3 is a symbolic name used by >>>> FSWpart, and it's not a valid device name for zpool. >>>> >>>> Thanks anyway, >>>> Antonio >>>> >>>> Jan Hlodan escribi?: >>>>> Antonio wrote: >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> First of all let me say that, after a few days using it (and after >>>>>> several *years* of using Linux daily), I'm delighted with >>>>>> OpenSolaris 8.11. It's gonna be the OS of my choice. >>>>>> >>>>>> The fact is that I installed it in a partition of 16Gb in my hard >>>>>> disk and that I'd like to add another partition to the system (I >>>>>> have different partitions with Linux and Windows and some others). >>>>>> >>>>>> So the questions are: >>>>>> >>>>>> 1.- How do I add an existing partition to OpenSolaris? (Should I >>>>>> change the partition type or something? Shall I "grow" ZFS or >>>>>> shall I mount the extra partition somewhere else?) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> yes. You can create a new zpool from your free/spare partition. >>>>> I had the same problem. I wanted to use Linux partition as a mirror. >>>>> So here is how to: >>>>> Follow this blog - >>>>> http://blogs.sun.com/pradhap/entry/mount_ntfs_ext2_ext3_in >>>>> * install FSWpart and FSWfsmisc >>>>> * run prtpart (find out your disk ID) >>>>> * figure out partitions ID: prtpart "disk ID" -ldevs >>>>> * create zpool from linux partition e.g. zpool create trunk >>>>> /dev/dsk/c9d0p3 >>>>> * check it out: zpool list or zpool status >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> 2.- Would you please recommend a good introduction to >>>>>> Solaris/OpenSolaris? I'm used to Linux and I'd like to get up to >>>>>> speed with OpenSolaris. >>>>>> >>>>> sure, OpenSolaris Bible :) >>>>> http://blogs.sun.com/observatory/entry/two_more_chapters_from_the >>>>> >>>>> Hope this helps, >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Jan Hlodan >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks in advance, >>>>>> Antonio >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >
